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Fábricas De Francia
Fábricas de Francia () was a Mexican department store founded in 1878 in Guadalajara as a lingerie store by 3 French immigrants. In 1988, the El Puerto de Liverpool group bought the chain. By 2018, there were 41 Fábricas stores across Mexico. In 2018 and 2019, El Puerto de Liverpool phased out the ''Fábricas de Francia'' brand and all stores were converted to either the ''Liverpool'' or ''Suburbia'' brand, except for three that were closed permanently. History Fábricas de Francia was founded as a lingerie store in Guadalajara in 1878 by Disiderio Bonnafoux, José Chapuy and Léon Fortoul, immigrants from the Ubaye Valley and Barcelonnette in southeastern France. The original store was at the northeast corner of San Francisco street (today, Avenida Juárez) and Del Carmen (today, Avenida 16 de Septiembre), a mansion () of typical Spanish Colonial architecture. With its growing success, the building was expanded and remodeled in 1898-9 in Parisian style (Second Empire style. It b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Puerto De Liverpool
El Puerto de Liverpool (officially ''S.A.B. de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V.'') is a Mexican company that consists of commercial, financial, and real estate operations. The commercial area operates the department store chains Liverpool and Suburbia, freestanding retail stores of multiple fashion brands, and the Arco Norte logistics center, under construction. The financial group offers insurance as well as credit to customers of the two department store chains. The real estate group operates shopping malls, all but one ( Perisur) branded '' Galerías''. El Puerto de Liverpool held (as of December 2023) a US$246 million, 9.745% stake in U.S. retailer Nordstrom, and a 50% stake in El Salvador-based Unicomer Group, which operates retail chains in 26 Latin American countries. On December 23, 2024, it was announced that the company plans to increase its stake in Nordstrom to 49.9% as part of the American department store's plans to be taken private. The Group's headquarters are in Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comitán
Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario Domínguez ''Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México'') is the fourth-largest city in the of . It is the seat of government of the of the same name. It is located in the east-central part of Chiapas, near [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihuahua (state)
Chihuahua, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico and is bordered by the states of Sonora to the west, Sinaloa to the southwest, Durango to the south, and Coahuila to the east. To the north and northeast, it shares an extensive U.S.–Mexico border, border with the U.S. adjacent to the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. The state was named after its capital city, Chihuahua City; the largest city is Ciudad Juárez. In 1864 the city of Chihuahua was declared capital of Mexico by Benito Juárez, Benito Juarez during the Reform War and French intervention. The city of Parral, Chihuahua, Parral was the largest producer of silver in the world in 1640. During the Mexican War of Independence, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel Hidalgo was executed on July 30, 1811, in Chihuahua city. Although C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez ( , ; "Juárez City"), commonly referred to as just Juárez (Lipan language, Lipan: ''Tsé Táhú'ayá''), is the most populous city in the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Mexican state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. It was known until 1888 as ("The North Pass"). It is the seat of the Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua, Juárez Municipality with an estimated metropolitan population of 2.5 million people. Juárez lies on the Rio Grande, Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) river, south of El Paso, Texas, United States. Together with the surrounding areas, the cities form El Paso–Juárez, the second largest binational metropolitan area on the Mexico–United States border, Mexico–U.S. border (after San Diego–Tijuana), with a combined population of over 3.4 million people. Four international points of entry connect Ciudad Juárez and El Paso: the Bridge of the Americas (El Paso–Ciudad Juárez), Bridge of the Americas, the Ysleta–Zaragoza Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 488,531.Censo Xalapa 2020 CEEIG The municipality has an area of 118.45 km2. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of to the southeast. Etymology [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapachula
Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean. Economically, it is one of the most important cities in Chiapas; as capital of the agriculturally-rich Soconusco region, Tapachula also serves as a key port for trade between Mexico and Central America. The area was originally inhabited by the Mam, as a region under the control of the Mam state of Xelaju, but was first established as a city by the Aztecs in the 13th century. Most of its economic importance has come since the late 19th century, with the establishment of coffee plantations. This practice initiated a steady stream of migration and immigration into the area, which continues to this day, and has left the city with a significant Asian and German cultural presence. There is a large Mayan and Nahua population. Background The city of Tapachula is the capital of the Soconu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name. Located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the Meseta Norte, in the northwestern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 144,436 registered inhabitants (National Institute of Statistics (Spain), INE 2017). Its Área funcional estable, stable functional area reaches 203,999 citizens, which makes it the second most populated in the autonomous community, after Valladolid. Salamanca is known for its large number of remarkable Plateresque-style buildings. The origins of the city date back to about 2700 years ago, during the first Iron Age, when the first settlers of the city settled on the Cerro de San Vicente Archaeological Park (Salamanca), San Vicente hill, on the banks of the Tormes. Since then, the metropolis has witnessed the passage of various peoples: Vaccaei, Vett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poza Rica
Poza Rica (), formally: Poza Rica de Hidalgo is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name means "rich well/pond". It is often thought that the name came to be because it was a place known for its abundance of oil. In reality, before oil was discovered, there existed a pond rich in fish, which gave origin to the city’s name. In the 20th century oil was discovered in the area. It has since been almost completely extracted. This has resulted in the decline of oil well exploration and drilling activities, though there are still many oil facilities. The city shares borders with the municipalities of Papantla, Tihuatlán, and Coatzintla, and stands on Federal Highway 180. The archaeological zone of El Tajín is located approximately from Poza Rica. The area is tropical, with two beaches within one hour, Tuxpan, and Tecolutla, and one within 40 minutes east, Cazones. Mexico City is about from Poza Rica.Unlike most Mexican cities, it does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 municipalities, of which 418 (almost three quarters) are governed by the system of (customs and traditions) with recognized local forms of self-governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca City, Oaxaca de Juárez. Oaxaca is in southern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, and Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The state is best known for #Indigenous peoples, its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotec peoples, Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but 16 are officially recognized. These cultures have survived better than most others in Mexico due to the state's rugged and isolating terrain. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecámac
Tecámac is a municipality in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.34 km². The municipal seat lies in the town (locality) of Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva. Its largest town, Ojo de Agua, with a population of 242,283 inhabitants, is the largest locality in Mexico that is not a municipal seat. As of the 2020 census, the municipality had a total population of 547,500, with most people residing in Ojo de Agua. Geography The town of Tecámac de Villanueva, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Ozumbilla, Santa María Ajoloapan, San Lucas Xolox, Los Reyes Acozac and Ojo de Agua. The total municipality extends 157.34 km and borders with the municipalities of Zumpango, Temascalapa, Tonanitla, Teotihuacán and Ecatepec de Morelos. Infrastructure Felipe Ángeles International Airport is located within the municipalities Zumpango and Tecámac. Tecámac Power Center is an important shopping destination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (). It encompasses Mexico City itself and 60 adjacent municipalities of Mexico, municipalities of the State of Mexico and Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo. Mexico City's metropolitan area is the economic, political, and cultural hub of Mexico. In recent years it has reduced its relative importance in domestic manufacturing, but has kept its dominant role in the country's economy thanks to an expansion of its tertiary activities. The area is also one of the powerhouse regions of Latin America, generating approximately $200 billion in GDP growth or 10 percent of the regional total. , 21,804,515 people lived in Greater Mexico City, making it the List of North American metropolitan areas by population, largest metropolitan area in North America. Covering an area of , it is surrounded by thin strips of highlands separating it from other adjacent metropolitan areas, togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapopan
Zapopan () is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Zapopan is the largest city in the state. It's best known as the home of the Virgin of Zapopan, an image of the Virgin Mary made in the 16th century. This image has been credited with a number of miracles, has been recognized by popes, and was visited by Pope John Paul II. The municipality is also home to the Centro Cultural Universitario as well as the Estadio Akron, C.D. Guadalajara's official stadium. The name ''Zapopan'' means "among the sapote trees". It derives from the Nahuatl word ''tzapotl'' "sapote" with the addition of the locative suffix ''-pan'' It also has the nickname of "ex Villa Maicera" ("former Corn Village") because the municipality used to be a major producer of corn. Its seal was designed by José Trinidad Laris in 1941 for the 400th anniversary of the city's founding. History From 1160 to 1325, numerous Zapotec, Nahua, and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
